In five days’ time, the highly-awaited PGL Stockholm Major will commence after a two-year hiatus from CS:GO’s finest competition. The $2 Million tournament will feature the very elite within Counter-Strike, with the best players and teams competing for the most prestigious trophy in the game.
The attending list for the PGL Major Stockholm is settled
Since the previous Major championship back at the Starladder Berlin Major in 2019, the CS:GO landscape has gone through a significant and substantial transformation. The Astralis Era has died, ENCE only consist of one Finn, are just some of the new realities that we’re facing.
One massive thing you can’t ignore as well, is the arrival of Riot’s FPS shooter called Valorant – A new rival to Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
A mass emigration to Valorant
The fast growing game has attracted many new players to kick off their Valorant accounts since its release back in June 2020, where a vast number of CS:GO players also decided to make the switch. In fact, 11% of all the players who attended the Starladder Berlin Major has swapped over to Valorant. Some of the most famous names are Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella, Nathan “NBK-” Schmitt, and Ethan “Ethan” Arnold.
The full list:
nitr0 – ShahZaM – SicK – Ethan – NBK – ANGE1 – loWel – nukkye – dephh – DickStacy – ableJ – xand – JUGi
Nivera leaves CS:GO and joins Liquid Valorant
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